as in seducing
to influence someone with a bribe
meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Recent Examples of bribing
Then, in February of last year, Coral Gables criminal defense attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The most recent was a felony case against Phong Tran, a veteran homicide detective accused of bribing a witness in a murder case.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
But now, federal prosecutors say Hennen is the fixer behind the biggest point-shaving scandal in history, accused of bribing 39 college players, corrupting 17 programs and fixing — or trying fix — 29 games to enrich himself and other gamblers.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Among them were claims that the board was bribing students to protest and funding the entire event, Simmons said.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
The indictment describes the fixers as the leaders of the scheme, which allegedly began in 2022 with a group bribing CBA players to influence games for wagering purposes.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Langan, the former CEO who owns a home near Central City, and several other RCI executives are facing criminal charges in New York for allegedly bribing an auditor there in exchange for lucrative tax breaks.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
There's no shame in a little bit of bribing to get the job done!
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025
His administration was involved, some would say, bribing soon to be former mayor Eric Adams, who eventually dropped out of the race.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The most recent was a felony case against Phong Tran, a veteran homicide detective accused of bribing a witness in a murder case.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
But now, federal prosecutors say Hennen is the fixer behind the biggest point-shaving scandal in history, accused of bribing 39 college players, corrupting 17 programs and fixing — or trying fix — 29 games to enrich himself and other gamblers.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Among them were claims that the board was bribing students to protest and funding the entire event, Simmons said.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
The indictment describes the fixers as the leaders of the scheme, which allegedly began in 2022 with a group bribing CBA players to influence games for wagering purposes.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Langan, the former CEO who owns a home near Central City, and several other RCI executives are facing criminal charges in New York for allegedly bribing an auditor there in exchange for lucrative tax breaks.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
There's no shame in a little bit of bribing to get the job done!
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025
His administration was involved, some would say, bribing soon to be former mayor Eric Adams, who eventually dropped out of the race.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribing
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In the complaint, which was first filed in September in a North Carolina state court, plaintiff Heather Ammel accused Sinema of seducing her ex-husband Matthew Ammel, who began working for Sinema in April 2022 as part of her security detail.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Both Kelly and Landfair were adamant about their love, and a 17-year-old Landfair was so deep under her abuser’s spell that her parents had no hope of successfully luring her away from Kelly.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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If the crisp, cold weather is luring you into a secluded, comfortable hideaway, Amazon’s tiny home collection is a good place to start.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The toy is available in both the frowning, and the original smiling version, and many people have taken to buying them as a pair.—
Emma Li,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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In total, these hyperscalers could spend $660 billion on capital expenditures this year, with much of that spending going toward buying Nvidia’s chips.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s frenetic social media activity is also aimed more at titillating his hardcore online supporters (and, again, amusing himself) than persuading swing voters.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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To geoengineering proponents, persuading the 29 member nations of the Antarctic Treaty with decision-making power to try to build a sea curtain looks easier than persuading the 193 members of the United Nations to, say, try seeding the atmosphere with sun-blocking chemicals.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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But now, federal prosecutors say Hennen is the fixer behind the biggest point-shaving scandal in history, accused of bribing 39 college players, corrupting 17 programs and fixing — or trying fix — 29 games to enrich himself and other gamblers.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Blakeney then recruited other players on the team, corrupting the integrity of games, according to the indictment.—
Paulina Dedaj , Ryan Morik , Andrew Fone,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to Piper, the 2023 Hollywood strikes limited the number of movies released over the last few years, upgraded home entertainment systems enticing consumers to stay home more often and higher prices are among the reasons experts cite for the decline over the last five years.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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Oracle boasts a $523 billion cloud contract backlog – huge multi-billion dollar agreements that should be enticing for investors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Boxer Imane Khelif admitted to having the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, which is found in biological males, and undergoing hormone treatments to lower testosterone levels ahead of the 2024 Olympics in an interview with the French sports publication L'Equipe.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Angela Craig, the mother of his six children, was hospitalized on March 15, 2023, and died three days later after having a severe seizure.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Then Lord Blackwood tries to enact a plan that involves poisoning much of Parliament, and he’s finally thwarted in a third-act fight sequence that plays out on top of London’s Tower Bridge, then in construction.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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The document highlighted as an example the case of a Colorado dentist convicted of first-degree murder last year after gradually poisoning his wife with a mix of arsenic, cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the latter a medication commonly found in over-the-counter eye drops.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Bribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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